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Data-Driven Government? Not Yet. Feds Still Manage by Hunch
In a true data-driven culture, leaders need to be willing to rethink their plans and perhaps even change course based on what the data says, according to EPA CTO Greg Godbout.
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State Department Posts Back Online after Tech Glitch Snarls Visas
A hardware bug corrupted the agency’s database used for processing biometric information.
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VA mobile apps link into the Vista health record
The VA is moving forward with a suite of apps for patients and providers that feature live connections into VA health records.
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Nextgov Prime 2015 to Shine Spotlight on Cybersecurity and Data
The event will give federal IT influencers insight into the top challenges of managing, leveraging and securing data and tackling emerging cyberthreats in 2015 and beyond.
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Court Revives Defunct NSA Mass Surveillance Program
NSA’s phone dragnet is back—for now.
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First, admit you have a problem
Greg Godbout's advice to agencies confronted with data-based evidence of a project's failure? Admit you messed up and quickly change direction.
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Australia Ramps Up Digital Services With Own 18F-Inspired Office
The Digital Transformation Office is expected to function in the manner of a startup and launch coordinated, user-centered digital services for the entire government.
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After Hack, Officials Pull Plug on Pentagon and OPM Background Check Systems
A vulnerability in an OPM tool that links to the Pentagon system was discovered during a probe.
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DHS Restructures CIO Office
The reorganization is to "consolidate all service delivery functions" and "implement a newly revised governance framework," among other goals.
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CFPB's complaint database, FCC's IBM cloud and Graves' promotion
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Soon, We’ll Be Able to Control Robot Limbs With Our Minds, Like Luke Skywalker
In 2014, a robot arm that connects into the electrical activity in muscles was approved for commercial sale by the Food and Drug Administration.
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TSA Wants to Tweet with Travelers
The DHS agency is looking for sources for a social media management contract.
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Pentagon hopes single service provider will deliver
The DOD is looking for its transition to a single service provider for IT services to yield benefits in efficiency and scale.
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Video: The US Army's New Hoverbike
The military is taking a page from the Jetsons.
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State Department Visa System on the Mend After 2-Week Glitch
After a hardware problem stalled the Bureau of Consular Affairs' visa system, two-thirds of its posts are now able to issue visas, according to a press briefing Tuesday.
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Facebook’s Algorithm Can Identify You Even When You’re Hiding Your Face
The social network presented research that shows it can identify individuals with 83 percent accuracy, according to The New Scientist.
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Even Behind Closed Doors, Senators Aren't Getting Their OPM-Hack Questions Answered
Lawmakers say they are still in the dark about basic details of multiple data breaches that affected federal workers last year.
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Hardware still hindering State visa process
After a June 9 hardware failure ground the State Department's process for issuing visas overseas to a near halt, two-thirds of the department's posts are now back online and issuing visas.
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